At the start of the week it seemed like spring had finally sprung --- the pond ice was thinning, warm air caused ground fog, and the crocus dared to emerge. A Great Lakes freighter that had been trapped in thick ice managed to find a clear channel for its first voyage of 2014. But then BAM! another northern storm brought more snow and deep cold.Will it ever end?
Yup. Within 2 days spring returned and we cleared off the steep lane, driving up instead of backpacking up. The crocus shrugged off the snowcoat, the pond fish showed proof of life after months of solid deep freeze, and the bufflehead ducks flocked happily in open water, like apples waiting to be bobbed for. Hairy woodpeckers snacked on their first bugs of the season. The shovels have been stored.
(April 17 was the 50th anniversary of the Ford Mustang. I went to the 1964 World's Fair where it caused such a sensation. As a teenager, I perved them--- envious of my classmate, the son of the local CKLW disk-jockey who drove a free one for publicity. So far I have had a '69 Grande, a 2002 Base, and the jewel of the crown '64 1/2. All ragtops, of course. Any bets on the next one??)
Canada's longest-running Easter Parade was held today, a block away from our place. Thousands of kids screaming for chocolate eggs as the spectacle glided by. Past, present, and future streetcars. High school, steel, and rock bands. Old fire trucks and new beauty queens. But the real star was the Easter Bunny, oddly riding a steel boat instead of hopping.
We had our egg hunt a day early this year ---- a REAL Easter Bunny left treats for all!
(April 17 was the 50th anniversary of the Ford Mustang. I went to the 1964 World's Fair where it caused such a sensation. As a teenager, I perved them--- envious of my classmate, the son of the local CKLW disk-jockey who drove a free one for publicity. So far I have had a '69 Grande, a 2002 Base, and the jewel of the crown '64 1/2. All ragtops, of course. Any bets on the next one??)
Canada's longest-running Easter Parade was held today, a block away from our place. Thousands of kids screaming for chocolate eggs as the spectacle glided by. Past, present, and future streetcars. High school, steel, and rock bands. Old fire trucks and new beauty queens. But the real star was the Easter Bunny, oddly riding a steel boat instead of hopping.
We had our egg hunt a day early this year ---- a REAL Easter Bunny left treats for all!
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